Kevin Costner wanted Princess Diana in 'Bodyguard 2'

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Kevin Costner says Princess Diana was keen on being a part of the sequel to Whitney Houston starrer film 'Bodyguard'. Costner, 57, helped give singer Houston her big screen break with the 1992 film and had high hopes of making a film star out of the Princess of Wales, reported US magazine.

"Diana and I had been talking about doing Bodyguard 2. I told her I would take care of her just the same way that I took care of Whitney," Costner said in a recent interview.

Producing and starring in the original flick that garnered the late Houston critical acclaim, Costner was willing to craft a role especially for Diana in the follow-up.

Chulbul Pandey may have almost become his alter ego, but star performer Salman Khan is looking to continue his winning streak in the skin of Lovely Singh in his romantic comedy Bodyguard that hits theatres on Eid-ul-Fitr on August 31. We take a look at the versions of Hollywood's cult film 'Bodyguard' remade in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi.
The Malayalam version of Bodyguard was released on January 23, 2010. It has been remade into Tamil as Kaavalan with Vijay and Asin.
The Telugu version has Daggubati Venkatesh and Trisha Krishnan and is titled as Ganga.
The Telugu 'Bodyguard' is a remake of Siddique's previous Malayalam film 'Bodyguard'. It features Rajkiran, Mithra Kurian, Roja, and Vadivelu in supporting roles with musical score composed by Vidyasagar.
Kaavalan was released on January 15, 2011 and got highly positive reviews. It was the only film which was selected to be screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival out the many projects submitted by India.
'The Bodyguard' is a 1992 American romantic-thriller film starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston.
Costner stars as a former Secret Service Agent turned bodyguard who is hired to protect Houston, a music star, from an unknown stalker.
This film was the debut of R&B singer Grammy-winner Whitney Houston as an actress.
Lawrence Kasdan wrote the film in the 1970s, originally as a vehicle for Steve McQueen and Diana Ross. It was directed by Mick Jackson.
Malayalam 'Bodyguard' revolves around young Jayakrishnan (Dileep), who follows around anyone he perceives to have a admirable quality.
The 2010 Malayalam romantic comedy film was written and directed by Siddique. Dileep and Nayantara play the leads in the film.
It represented Nayantara's comeback to Malayalam films after a gap of four years, and the first time that Dileep had worked with Siddique.
The Telugu version was directed by Gopichand Malineli while all the other three versions are directed by Siddique himself.
So far Dileep, Vijay, Salman Khan and Venkatesh have played the roles of the bodyguard.
During the post-production stages of Malayalam Bodyguard, Siddique had the idea of remaking the film in Tamil.
The Tamil film was initially referred to as Kaavalkaaran, which means "bodyguard" in Tamil. After rumours of the title being changed to Kaaval Kaadhal, the film was officially confirmed to be titled as Kaavalan.
The 14th Shanghai international film festival selected Kaavalan in their panorama section.
Nayanthara, Asin, Kareena Kapoor and Trisha Krishnan have played the heroines in the various Indian versions.
Salman Khan has a lot riding on the Hindi 'Bodyguard' where he plays the role of Lovely Singh.
The Tamil film faced an issue with the Theatre Owners' Association regarding the compensation package from Vijay for the losses incurred for screening 'Sura'. It delayed the project.
Bodyguard is the Hindi remake of the Malayalam film of the same name. It is being co-produced by Atul Agnihotri and Reliance Entertainment. The makers have set up a marketing and print budget of around Rs 22 crore.
The film is produced by Atul Agnihotri.

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$Costner wanted Princess Diana in \'Bodyguard 2\'$

Kevin Costner says Princess Diana was keen on being a part of the sequel to Whitney Houston starrer \'Bodyguard\'.

"She wanted me to write it for her. I said 'I'll tailor it for you if you're interested.' She goes, 'I am interested'," Costner recounted.

In a 2003 interview, the actor told ABC that the film's sequel would show his character shielding the royal from paparazzi and stalkers before the duo became involved in a torrid affair.

In an ironic twist, the actor received a draft of the script for 'Bodyguard 2' on August 31, 1997 - the day before Diana perished in a Paris car crash at age 36.